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Miscellaneous
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Four Firemen
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Four firemen scrambled aboard their engine
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and raced five miles,
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blue and amber lights flashing
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Emergency call from the army
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But a surprise...
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was waiting when they got there
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The bathroom of the sergeant's mess
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was covered with water (covered with water)
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Their orders were to mop it up
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and put it in order (put it in order)
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The friends of the army fire brigade
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came out in sympathy
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We didn't join to mop the floors
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or right the IMP...
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[coughing]
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They still had to do their jobs
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and throw the book at you
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You can't believe it's true
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On questioned why they refused to do it,
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they each replied,
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"This is how I see it."
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The first one to answer was Henry
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"I could work." The others felt the same way
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They all agreed it wasn't fair
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We shouldn't be made to (shouldn't be made to)
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It really is the principle
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We should remain true to (should remain true to)
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They fought through two world wars, you see,
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with hand and tooth and fist
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Now William said he'd never stand
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for treatment such as this...
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They still had to lose their jobs
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and now they've been suspended
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(The story isn't ended) The story isn't ended
Sting - Englishman In New York
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